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Gary Oldman Films, What movies have you seen with Garry Oldman in it besides HP? |
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 Dec 29 2006, 01:07 AM
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Gary Oldman is an extremely versatile and prolific actor, having roles in many movies besides HP. Let everyone know what movies you've seen with him in it, and what you thought of those movies.
The only one I've seen is the cartoon, Quest for Camelot. It is a great movie, and not childish, with Gary Oldman providing the voice of Ruber, the antagonist. This movie deals with many issues. A girl, Kaylee, has to try to achieve her dreams the hard way, after her father is murdered and can no longer provide her with an easy way to become a knight like she wants. This hits really close to home because my father died of leukemia when I was 10. He actually taped this movie for me when I was little, and we'd watch it together. Another issue confronted in this movie are the limitations of blindness. Kaylee's companion and eventual love interest, Garreth, is blind. He wanted to become a knight, but when he became blind he had to live as a hermit. Kaylee and Garreth help each other overcome these things as they work together to save the magic sword, Excalibur, from Ruber. Providing comedy relief is a two-headed dragon. There is also some amazing music in this movie. I highly reccommend it to eveyone, because it is such an incredible mix of humor, fantasy, and overcoming challenges.
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Dec 29 2006, 03:14 AM
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Gary Oldman has been called the "Modern Man of 1000 Faces" (Lon Chaney Sr. was the original 1000 faces) due to his fantastic versatility! Many people are surprised to find out he is British after seeing him in, say Batman Begins or The Professional.
My 2 favourite Oldman films are Immortal Beloved--the Beethoven bio-pic--and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Talk about contrasting styles! The first film of his that really got my attention was the biography of British playwright Joe Orton: Prick Up Your Ears.
Oldman fans should definitely check out the pix we have in our immense TLC Image Gallery. I am personally adding more to his albums even as I write this! 
Also, be on the lookout in Leaky's Gallery Forum for an upcoming thread focusing strictly on Gary, after the phenomenal success we've had with our Alan Rickman appreciation thread! 
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Dec 29 2006, 03:59 AM
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A Gary Oldman appreciation thread sounds good to me!
Oldman films I have seen include:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - the first time I noticed him, he was wonderful as Rosencrantz.
State of Grace, JFK, Dracula, True Romance, Leon, Murder in the First, The Fifth Element, Lost in Space, Air Force One and obviously HP.
He's such a versatile actor. My favourite of his films is definitely Leon as it is one of my favourite films of all time. He is fantastically horrible in it. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is a close second though, and I was hard to please because I'm a huge fan of the play!
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Dec 29 2006, 10:21 AM
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Gary Oldman Films, Shows and Video Games:
The Dark Knight (2008) (pre-production) .... Lt. James Gordon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (post-production) .... Sirius Black
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The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Ignitus
Bosque de sombras (2006) .... Paul... aka BackWoods (International: English title)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Sirius Black... aka: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Batman Begins (2005) .... Jim Gordon... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Who's Kyle? (2004) .... Scouse
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Sirius Black... aka: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Dead Fish (2004) .... Lynch
Sin (2003) (V) .... Charlie Strom
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Rocky, Agent Masterson
Tiptoes (2003) .... Rolfe... aka Tiny Tiptoes (France)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Sgt. Jack Barnes
Beat the Devil (2002) .... Devil... aka The Hire: Beat the Devil (USA: series title)
Interstate 60 (2002) .... O.W. Grant... aka I-60 (USA) ... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (USA)
"Friends" .... Richard Crosby (2 episodes, 2001)
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 1 (2001) TV Episode .... Richard Crosby
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 2 (2001) TV Episode .... Richard Crosby
Hannibal (2001) .... Mason Verger
Nobody's Baby (2001) .... Buford Dill
The Contender (2000) .... Rep. Sheldon Runyon... aka Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (Germany)
Jesus (1999) (TV) .... Pontius Pilate... aka Bibbia: Jesus, La (Italy) ... aka Bibel - Jesus, Die (Germany)
"Tracey Takes On..." .... Hairdresser (1 episode, 1999)- Hair (1999) TV Episode .... Hairdresser
Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (1998) (V) (uncredited) .... Devil in Since I Don´t Have You video
The Fifth Element (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg.. aka Cinquième élément, Le (France)
Quest for Camelot (1998) (voice) .... Baron Ruber... aka The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot
Lost in Space (1998) .... Spider Smith... aka LS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Air Force One (1997) .... Ivan Korshunov... aka AFO
The Fifth Element (1997) .... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg... aka Cinquième élément, Le (France)
Basquiat (1996) .... Albert Milo... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
The Scarlet Letter (1995) .... Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Murder in the First (1995) .... Milton Glenn.. aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)
Immortal Beloved (1994) .... Ludwig van Beethoven
Léon (1994) .... Stansfield... aka Leon (UK) ... aka The Cleaner ... aka The Professional (USA)
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) .... Jack Grimaldi
True Romance (1993) .... Drexl Spivey... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
"Fallen Angels" .... Pat Keiley (1 episode, 1993)- Dead End for Delia (1993) TV Episode .... Pat Keiley
Dracula (1992) .... Dracula.. aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA: complete title)
JFK (1991) .... Lee Harvey Oswald... aka JFK (France)
Heading Home (1991) (TV) .... Ian Tyson
Henry & June (1990) (as Maurice Escargot) .... Pop
State of Grace (1990) .... Jackie Flannery
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... Rosencrantz
"Knots Landing" .... Don Ross (1 episode, 1989)- Close Call (1989) TV Episode .... Don Ross
Chattahoochee (1989) .... Emmett Foley
We Think the World of You (1988) .... Johnny
Criminal Law (1988) .... Ben Chase
Track 29 (1988) .... Martin
The Firm (1988) (TV) .... Bex Bissell
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) .... Joe Orton
Sid and Nancy (1986) .... Sid Vicious... aka Sid and Nancy: Love Kills
Honest, Decent & True (1985) (TV) .... Derek Bates
Morgan's Boy (1984) (TV) .... Colin
"Dramarama" .... Ben (1 episode, 1984)- On Your Tod (1984) TV Episode .... Ben
Meantime (1984) (TV) .... Coxy
Remembrance (1982) .... Daniel
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I Highlighted what Films and TV Shows I have seen of him. I think he's an incredibly gifted Actor. I am glad that he is back on board for the Harry Potter films.
A film I play quite a bit is Basquait. I liked his portrayal of Albert Milo. It's an under-rated film, but I still love it.
Hope the list helps refresh people's memory. I also like the fact he doesn't mind being involved in Video Games. I think he realizes that it does reach another audience - and it is still acting.
Cheers,
Helyx 
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Dec 29 2006, 02:12 PM
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Sid and Nancy definitely made me fall in love with him as an actor, he'll always be one part Sid, one part Dracula, and one part Sirius to me! (it made me depressed at how old he looked in Batman, he was a good Gordon, but still...... I'm not ready for him to look so old!)
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